New Zealand Legislation: Acts

10 Delegation by Returning Officer or Chief Registrar

• (1) The Returning Officer may, either generally or particularly, delegate to—

  • (a) Any specified person employed or engaged under section 8(1); or

  • (b) Persons of a specified class employed or engaged under section 8(1)—

  any of the Returning Officer's functions, powers, rights, and duties, except this power of delegation.

  (2) The Chief Registrar may, either generally or particularly, delegate to—

  • (a) A specified employee of New Zealand Post Limited; or

  • (b) Employees of New Zealand Post Limited of a specified class—

  any of the Chief Registrar's functions, powers, rights, and duties, except this power of delegation.

  (3) A delegation under this section must be made in writing, and the document must be signed by the maker of the delegation.